"a thorn in your side" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 心頭之患
• 讓人煩惱的事

Definition

指長期讓你煩惱或困擾的人事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用來形容長期不停帶來困擾的人事物，比“麻煩”更生動，多見於較正式或書面語。

Examples

The noisy neighbor is a thorn in your side.

吵鬧的鄰居是你**心頭之患**。

The broken printer has become a thorn in your side at the office.

壞掉的印表機已經成為你在辦公室的**讓人煩惱的事**。

That old rule is a thorn in your side for everyone here.

那條舊規則對大家來說都是**心頭之患**。

This paperwork is really a thorn in your side—it never ends!

這些文件真的成了你**心頭之患**——怎麼也做不完！

He's good at his job, but sometimes his attitude is a thorn in your side.

他工作很好，但有時他的態度讓你很**煩惱**。

That little mistake turned out to be a thorn in your side for months.

那個小錯誤竟成了你幾個月的**心頭之患**。